I am a PhD Candidate at the Hertie School’s Centre for International Security in Berlin. I use computational methods to study online disinformation, transnational repression, and coercive power dynamics on social media. My dissertation research explores the “grey areas” of digital transnational repression targeting individuals in exile/diaspora communities on global media platforms. Outside of my research, I am enthusiastic about all things R, data visualization, and lifting heavy things. I am also passionate about making space for diverse and interdisciplinary communities in academic/professional settings.

In a past life, I was a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant in Malaysia and happened to get a BSc in Economics and Asian Studies from Tulane University after living in New Orleans for four years.